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Late on the afternoon of Sunday, August 20 1911, three men strolled through the Louvre. Disguising themselves as museum staff they hid until nightfall. Sixteen hours later the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa", had vanished. It took twenty-four hours for anyone in the museum to notice. When the alarm went out, the police rushed to the museum. The doors were locked, staff and visitors were detained, but the painting was long gone. France sealed her borders. And when the museum reopened a week after the theft, Parisians queued up in record numbers to view the blank space where the famous painting once hung. A huge police hunt continued, but months passed with no breakthrough in the case. It seemed that the theft of the "Mona Lisa" was the perfect crime. Two years later in Florence, art dealer Alfredo Geri received a letter signed 'Leonardo'.The "Mona Lisa" was for sale; the price half a million dollars. A meeting was arranged and 'Leonardo' was persuaded to let Geri remove the painting and take it to the Uffizi for authentication. The moment Geri left the hotel he called the police. Minutes later 'Leonardo' - aka Vincenzo Peruggia - was arrested.In a further twist, Peruggia was hailed as a national hero in Italy. He portrayed himself as a nationalist, who only stole back what rightly belonged to Italy.The "Mona Lisa" was brought back to Paris with much fanfare. But what of the other two men from the Louvre heist? Their story is even more incredible. Eduardo de Valfierno, an Argentine con man, was the brains behind the operation. Together with art forger Yves Chaudron, he planned a truly audacious crime. Chaudron forged six copies of the "Mona Lisa". They then employed Peruggia to help steal the original. When news of the heist hit the international headlines Eduardo sold the six fakes to wealthy collectors, each of whom believed he was buying the original, netting the equivalent of $90 million in today's money. Neither man was convicted for their part in the theft. The whereabouts of the fakes remains a mystery.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discovery Bookshop [3288013], Ammanford, ., United Kingdom.
"R.A. Scotti uncovers the truth behind the 'crime of the century' - it is a story to rival the best detective fiction - a story about audacious thieves, art forgers, shadowy conmen, millionaire collectors, a global manhunt, and the most beautiful and enigmatic woman in the world, Mona Lisa Gioconda". Hardcover with dust jacket, 260 pages, with illustrations, a former library book with stamp and sticker. The book is clean with light library use, the library has removed the first non-text page with very minor loss to the surface paper on the front paste-down. The DJ is clean and in very good condition - packed well, prompt dispatch.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Print Room [53698307], Luton, ., United Kingdom.
First edition, first impression with full number line. Very minor creasing to top of spine, otherwise in almost 'as new' condition, not price clipped (£17.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, looks unopened, unread. 260pp. The story of the most audacious art theft in history.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Sapphire Books [61552983], Peterborough, CAMBS, United Kingdom.
Published In 2009 : 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing : Full Printing Numbers Listed , 1 - 10 : Bantam Press : Very Light To Faint Face Rubbing To The Dust Wrapper : Otherwise , As New Throughout : Perfect Present For That Someone Special : Overall , A Very Nice Book : Books.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bookbarn International [11757], Bristol, SOM, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK within 24 hours. Number of pages: 272. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. With Index. Illustrated. Bibliography.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Dunfermline, FIF, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, RAREWAVES-IMPORTS.
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